by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 17, 2021 | Joints & Bones
Everyone loses bone with aging. A review of 40 studies on almost 80,000 subjects found that more than 35 percent of people over 60 suffer from osteoporosis that increases risk for bone fractures and death (J Orthoped Surg and Res, Nov 13, 2021;16(669)). People who...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 8, 2021 | Nutrition
Forty-two percent of North Americans have vitamin D levels below 20 ng/mL, which makes them deficient by most standards (Nutr Res, 2011 Jan;31(1):48-54). Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased risk for developing many diseases (Aging Dis, May...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 23, 2021 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Don’t believe the claims made for nutritional products that are supposed to boost your immunity and protect you from infections, unless you suffer from a specific medical condition or deficiency that can be corrected by that product. The current evidence shows...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 26, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
My report on Low Vitamin D Can Increase Risk for and Severity of COVID-19 neglected to include a caution about taking excessive amounts of vitamin D in pills or by injection. You cannot be poisoned by vitamin D through sun exposure or diet alone, but vitamin D...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 13, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Vitamin D deficiency increases risk for becoming infected with COVID-19, and for complications and death from the disease. • A study of 500 patients showed that those who had low blood levels of hydroxy vitamin D (<20ng/mL) were twice as likely as those with normal...
